The effects of neoliberalism on Turkish public administration

Neoliberalism, an ideological political thought that fully manifested itself in the 1980s, has had a significant impact worldwide. It has become apparent over the years that neoliberalism is both intertwined with and separate from the state. From a historical perspective, political ideologies have affected the state and, through it, its institutions as much as they have affected societies. It would not be a wrong attitude to include neoliberalism in this caravan. But before that, it would be useful to look at the trigger of neoliberalism. In other words, it is possible to see liberalism, the previous political ideology, as a trigger. In this period, the welfare state has an important place along with liberalism. Liberalism has a tradition that prioritizes freedom and individualism above all else. He did not want to include the state in this area. We can see this clearly both in social life and in the market. In the following periods, a view called social liberalism, which is actually opposite to liberalism, began to become effective. With this view, state interventions began to be seen intensively again, thus this situation was deemed undesirable and it was decided to withdraw state involvement from the market. In the 1980s, when it was seen that Keynesian economic policies caused congestion, they turned to neoliberalism. Because with this idea called "social liberalism", it was seen that the field of application of the state expanded. For this reason, it was envisaged to leave the market alone. In this process, institutions were effectively affected. At this point, in the thesis study, a research will be conducted on the effects of neoliberalism on public administration. Since the 1980s, Turkish public administration institutions have made progress. The view that the state is advancing on a market-based basis and private enterprise is now at the forefront has effectively brought public institutions into its orbit. Under the name of new public management, it is aimed to leave behind cumbersomeness, inefficiency and ineffectiveness and to bring to the fore the active human phenomenon instead of the passive human being. Focusing on customers and paying attention to results has become the mainstay of businesses. The study also covers periods of localization, liberalization and deregulation along with neoliberalism and the global dimension. It not only affected public administration but also brought new thought movements to the fore. This movement of thought appears as the "New Right". New right practices have structurally affected new public management. In the last part of the study, legislation and projects with the new public management approach are included.